We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.

I volunteered to deploy to Iraq. I was one of the few soldiers who were not on the mandatory deployment roster - close to 3,000 Hawaii soldiers were.

We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.

I am a military police officer and I have served on two deployments my first was to Iraq, in a medical unit, and my second deployment was to Kuwait, as a military police platoon leader.

As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty.

Students are suffering under incredibly high tuitions and high student loan interest rates. They graduate from school, and they're having a very difficult time finding a job. They don't feel as though there are honest leaders who are listening to them, and who will be a part of the solution.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.